Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Lethbridge

Federal riding · Alberta · Rural Alberta

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a 78% chance of winning, with an average lead of 1.6 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 100%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 39.5%
  • Conservative 38.4%
  • NDP 2.8%
  • Green 1.7%
  • PPC 1.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Lethbridge 39.5%38.4%2.8%1.7%
Provincial averageAlberta 41.0%−1.5 42.7%−4.3 5.9%−3.1 1.4%+0.3
National averageCanada 47.0%−7.5 30.4%+8.0 11.8%−9.0 2.4%−0.8

Simple average of the 343 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Language spoken most often at home
  • French 0.2%
  • English 92.3%
  • Other languages 7.5%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Rachael Thomas · Conservative

In office since April 28, 2025. 45th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 28.2 points, with 70.3% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 1.6 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Rachael Thomas Elected Conservative 40,866 60.8 Parliamentarian
Chris Spearman Liberal 21,899 32.6 Retired
Nathan Svoboda NDP 2,431 3.6 Primary Care Paramedic
Marc Slingerland Other 806 1.2 Teacher
Clara Piedalue PPC 478 0.7 Business Broker
Amber Murray Green 457 0.7 Landscaper
Other candidates 244 0.4

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Central NewfoundlandLiberal66%1.2-point gap
  2. Niagara WestConservative53%1.2-point gap
  3. Windsor WestConservative56%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated